Citra Pilsner by Chuckanut Brewery: the hops, explained

The hop bill

Citra
USA · Dual purpose

Passionfruit, Mango, Grapefruit, Citrus, Tropical fruit, Lime

Bitterness High 11–14.3% α

Aroma oil 2.2–2.8 mL

Mostly myrcene 60%, humulene 12%

Grown 2025: 5,327 ac Washington · 1,525 ac Oregon · 729 ac Idaho

In the order Chuckanut Brewery lists them: We took our tried and true Pilsner recipe and replaced some of the classic European noble hops with a good amount of Yakima Chief’s new American Noble Citra hops. The combination of classic old world noble hops and new world American hop melds together to create notes of grapefruit, citrus and a spicy bitterness.. From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.

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New to hop talk? What these words mean

Bitterness (alpha acid): How much bite a hop gives when it's boiled. Under 5% is gentle, 13%+ is a bruiser. It's why a West Coast IPA snaps and a pilsner doesn't.
Aroma oil: The smelly part of the hop — where the citrus, pine and tropical fruit come from. More oil, more punch when it's added late or dry-hopped.
Myrcene, humulene…: The main oils. Lots of myrcene reads fruity and resinous; humulene and caryophyllene read woody, herbal, spicy.
Aroma / bittering / dual purpose: What brewers mostly use the hop for: smell, bite, or both.
Fresh (wet) hop: Hops straight from the field into the beer, same day, never dried. Only at harvest, late August into October.
Cryo, CGX, LupoMax, Incognito: The same hop, processed: concentrated powder or extract, for more aroma with less vegetal taste.

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